Championing the Midlands over delicious ‘KuKu-style’ luncheons
The Embassy Luncheons spotlight the Midlands as a hub for investment, culture, and tourism by connecting leaders and entrepreneurs with unique opportunities that support the region’s ambition to grow its economy and communities. These vibrant, experiential, and opportunity-focused events bring together a unique range of special guests and are a must-attend for building connections with diverse, like-minded leaders and public figureheads from across the Midlands and the UK.
Your Hosts
Hosted by our Embassy Luncheon ‘Governors,’ multi-award-winning entrepreneurs Stephen Goddard and Philip Brooks-Stephenson, these must-attend events are held at carefully selected venues, featuring a delightful luncheon with cheese and Port. Each luncheon occurs in a different county across the region, offering opportunities to build relationships across the wider Midlands. You’ll also benefit from personal introductions to fellow guests and broader prospects.
Distinguished Speakers
At each luncheon, you will engage with a distinguished leader or figurehead during our interactive “A Conversation With…” session, hosted by luncheon ‘Governors’ Stephen Goddard and Philip Brooks-Stephenson. The special guest speaker will discuss informative topics and opportunities you won’t find elsewhere, offering valuable connections and a chance for Q&A—no boring speeches or presentations. Previous speakers include the Comte de Montgomery, the late Professor Dame Elizabeth Fradd, DBE, DL, and His Majesty’s High Sheriff for Derbyshire, Ian Morgan, OBE.
A must attend event
The Embassy Luncheons are a must-attend for business leaders, offering a premier forum to connect, grow, and champion the Midlands. Open to all professionals, these informal events provide exciting opportunities, peer networking, and superb hospitality. Don’t miss your chance to enhance your business and profile.
No membership – No monthly commitment – No presentations – No pushy sales
A ROYAL INSPIRATION
The recent Coronation of His Majesty The King was an historic event that celebrated our country and brought communities together. This has inspired the creation of the KuKu Embassy Luncheons, in bringing people together and to support the Midlands economy.
Our Embassy Governors, Stephen and Philip have also set-up a ‘charity objective’ as part of the luncheons, which will support locally impacting charity organisations in our mission to support the Midlands at community level.
His Majesty’s Armed Forces will also be a key focus of the luncheons in supporting men and women who have and continue to serve the United Kingdom and Commonwealth. The luncheons will give attending organisations the highly valuable opportunity to ‘Partner with Defence’, through the Ministry of Defence, giving further opportunity and connections.
GLOBALLY AWARD WINNING
Stephen and Philip, who were both born and bred in the Midlands launched the multi-award winning KuKu Connect in 2016 and have built a unique and diverse community of decision makers that span the country, from those representing The Crown, high Public Office, through to local Directors, business owners, institutional leaders, to young entrepreneurs, innovators, micro-enterprises and start-ups, with a collective digital audience of over 100,000 businesses from a spectrum of sectors.
KuKu Connect was the first business in the UK to receive a special national award for their support to businesses and the community during the COVID pandemic, having been given a number of awards for their free support-service during the lockdowns. KuKu have since gone on to receive global acclaim for innovation and outstanding events, in 2022 being named the UK’s ‘Best Networking Membership Organisation’ and the ‘Leading Networking Specialists of the Year’ for 2023.
